BBC viewers 'switch off' and issue same complaint amid calls to 'cancel' Glastonbury

Britain's biggest summer festival has come to an end but it was not without controversy as BBC viewers issued a similar complaint about the coverage. Glastonbury Festival drew in 200,000 music fans to Worthy Farm in southwest England - but it's been one of the most controversial editions in recent memory. BBC viewers took to social media to air their "annual complaint" about the live coverage as others called for the popular festival to be cancelled altogether.

Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has confirmed that the festival will take a year off in 2026 to help the land at Worthy Farm recover. The festival held annually has come to a close this year after thousands of music lovers partied hard on Worthy Farm over the best part of a week. But some viewers watching from home shared their frustrations over some of the musical acts.

One X user vented: "Glastonbury needs to be cancelled permanently."

Another commented: "Here comes my annual complaint about Glastonbury coverage by the BBC - it's so bad! Please @glastonbury consider another provider for your streaming. Iplayer is terrible and there is never enough crowd interaction."

A third argued: "Glastonbury itself should be defunded and shut down. Glastonbury has had chance after chance after chance to self-monitor and it has failed. It now needs to be refused a licence."

A fourth raged: "Honestly, i am F*****G DONE with this s**t this year! The lineup has been s**t, its been plagued by technical glitches..... and the acts that have performed have been either degenerates or f*****g woke. #Glastonbury."

Another added: "That's it. I'm turning the TV over."

However, others came to the organisers defence, as one said: "Seeing complaints about Glastonbury as a whole being too political, I think music in general hasn't been political enough in the past decade."

Another added: "Every year the BBC does brilliant Glastonbury coverage and ever year there are a torrent of complaints on twitter ('why didn't they show x?' etc.) If/when the BBC is reduced to just another 'content provider' who else is going to do that?"

The complaints come after musician Bob Vylan sparked outrage as he chanted a series of controversial slogans during his Glastonbury performance.

Meanwhile, controversial Belfast rappers KneeCap made headlines in the lead-up to the festival, after several MPs, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer, called on Glastonbury to pull the band from the line-up, due to their defiant pro-Palestinian remarks and band member Mo Chara being charged with a terror offence.

Other big acts who performed at the weekend included Sir Rod Stewart, Doechii, Charlie XCX and Olivia Rodrigo.